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Yes, I make a detailed itinerary. We have very few vacations, so we make them count. I do extensive research before each trip, and include activities that each person likes so no one feels left out. It's not go-go-go all the time, OP: planning doesn't have to mean packed schedule! A lot of our desired activities usually require reservations, tickets, bookings, so they need to be scheduled in advance, and the distance of travel to and from our hotel or rental needs to be calculated, to avoid having to stress at the last minute that we didn't plan enough time.

Over the years, I've found that this meticulous planning helps me have a relaxing but interesting vacation.

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Are you in the infamous Paris Planner?[/quote]

PP you replied to. I am FROM Paris, so no, I don't schedule anything when I go there, because that's my hometown. And I don't spend enough time on the Travel Forum to know who you're referring to.

Why are you and another poster so rude?

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OP here. I have friends who are planners and they like to have the detailed itinerary. [b]Because I don’t book everything in advance, I have missed out on sold out tickets[/b] or scrambling during meals. However, I hate being forced to go to a meal reservation when I’m in bed more. I would rather do room service and lounge by pool or rooftop than trek across town. My friends especially like Instagram worthy meals. I’m going on a girls trip to Asia and my friends have every meal booked. I’m thinking we have 7pm or 8pm reservations at all these swanky places and it will be 7am EST. I know I will get crap for being lame if I don’t want to get dolled up and go to these places.[/quote]
This is why people plan and book things ahead of time. If your friends have sent you an itinerary, why not pick the things you’re interested in doing and decline the meals you don’t want to attend? Sometimes you have to accept that people travel differently and adapt. They shouldn’t have to miss out on experiences they want to do just as you shouldn’t have hit all the sites when all you want to do is relax.

The internet has made pre-booking a necessity for many destinations. It is what it is. [/quote]

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